I hate bike shopping. I really, really do. My trip to Thailand got canceled, so my new bike will be purchased sooner than expected, assuming I can find something. So much to choose from, how the hell do I make a decision? Since I have the comfort cruiser for the gf, I wanna get a solo seat for myself. 600 up to a liter, probably gonna go with a new one this time, or no older than '08 or '09. I'm looking for suggestions that may not be the every day variety CBR, R6 or gixxer, which isn't to say I'm not considering those, too. I just don't want to buy something without considering something else, ie Superhawk. My comfort is exponentially less important on this bike, since I'll just get a seat if needed, so I don't need a vfr type thing... This will make bike #3 for this season, and since it's still May, I'd like to get something that I can spend the rest of the summer enjoying. To recap: 2008 or newer, 600 to 1000cc, let's make a loose budget of $7500. There should be someplace around C-bus that can fix shit on it if it's over my head, ie, more involved that putting gas in the tank. At the same time, it should be relatively easy to figure things out if I buy a service manual for it. Let the begin.